Victor EzejaMembers of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) across university and inter-university centre campuses nationwide will on Monday, 18 March embark on a seven-day warning strike over unpaid withheld salaries.
The directive was contained in a memo dated Friday, 15 March, which was issued by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of both SSANU and NASU, and signed by the National President of SSANU, Mohammed Ibrahim, and the General Secretary of NASU, Peters Adeyemi.
The memo which was addressed to branches of the unions, called for strict compliance with the industrial action by members.
The leadership of both unions had earlier issued an ultimatum to the Nigerian government to pay with their withheld allowances.
The leadership of both unions therefore urged members to withdraw their services in all the tertiary institutions beginning from Monday.
“Please note that the 7-day warning strike should be comprehensive and total as no concession should be given in any guise.
“Your strict compliance and adherence to this directive is mandatory for all NASU and SSANU branches in the Universities and Inter-University Centres,” part of the memo read.
The Joint Action Committee accused the Nigerian government of discriminating against SSANU and NASU members by paying the withheld salaries of the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) while ignoring them.
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